Feasts of the Saints

January – February
St. Basil the Great
St. John the Baptist/Forerunner
St. Gregory the Theologian
The Twelve Prophets
St. Thaddeus the Apostle and St. Santookhd
St. Sarkis
St. Sahag Bartev
Sts. Ghevont and priests
Sts. Vartanank
The 150 Fathers of the (Ecumenical) Council of Constantinople (381 A.D.)

March – April – May
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
St. John of Otsoon (Hovnan Otsnetsi), St John of Vorodn (Hovnan Vorodnetsi), and St. Gregory of Datev (Krikor Datevatsi)
Forty Martyrs of Sepastia
St. Gregory the Illuminator

June – July – August
Sts. Hripsimiank
Sts. Gayaniank
St. Nerses the Great
Sts. Dertad, Queen Ashkhen, and Khosrovitookht
12 Apostles of Christ and St. Paul the 13th Apostle
Sts. Thaddeus and Santookht
The 200 Fathers of the Holy Council of Ephesus (431 A.D.)
Sts. Joachim and Anna (parents of the Holy Mother of God)

September – October
318 Fathers of the Holy Council of Nicea (325 A.D.)
St. George the General
Seventy-two Disciples of Christ
Holy Translators – Mesrob, Yeghishe, Moses (Movses) the Poet, David (Tavit) the Philosopher, Gregory of Nareg, Nerses of Kla (grace-filled)
Holy Apostles: Ananias, Mathias, Barnabas, Philip, John, Silas, and Silvanus
Holy Evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
The Twelve Teachers (Vartabeds) of the Church: Hierotheus of Athens, Dionysius the Areopagite, Sylvester of Rome, Athanasius of Alexandria, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ephraim the Syrian, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory the Theologian, Epiphanius of Cyprus, John Chrysostom, and Cyril of Alexandria

November – December
Holy Archangels Gabriel and Michael
Sts. Gregory the Wonderworker, Nicholas and Bishop Myron
Holy Apostles and first Illuminators Thaddeus and Bartholomew
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Soorp Hagop (of Nisibis)
Sts. David the Prophet and James the Apostle
St. Stephen the Proto-Deacon and First Martyr
Apostles Peter and Paul
James the Apostle and John the Evangelist, Sons of Thunder

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